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    EYE ON BOLLYWOOD                                                   FEBRUARY 13, 2026       |  The Indian Eye 36

                                       From ‘Border 2’ Highs

                      to ‘Ikka’ Face-Off: Sunny Deol’s

                                   Moment in the Spotlight

              As Border 2 storms the box office, the actor gears up for a long-awaited reunion with

                                                Akshaye Khanna in a gritty legal drama

                                                                                                                  announced Ikka, a hard-hitting legal
            OUR BUREAU
                                                                                                                  drama  that  will  see  Sunny  reunite
            Mumbai                                                                                                with  Akshaye  Khanna  after  more
                                                                                                                  than  two  decades.  Their  last  on-
                  iding  high  on  the  thumping                                                                  screen  collaboration  was  in  Border,
                  success  of  Border  2,  actor
            RSunny Deol has been soaking                                                                          making  the  reunion  particularly  sig-
                                                                                                                  nificant for fans of the iconic war film.
            in the moment, celebrating the film’s                                                                     Unveiled  at  the  Netflix  India
            phenomenal  box-office  run  with  his
                                                                                                                  slate event in Mumbai, Ikka also stars
            team  and  sharing  the  joy  with  fans                                                              Tillotama Shome and Dia Mirza in
            across social media. Taking to his In-                                                                pivotal roles. The film is directed by
            stagram story, Sunny posted a cheer-
            ful  video  from  a  celebration  where                                                               Siddharth P. Malhotra and features
                                                                                                                  Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shishir Sharma and
            he and the film’s team could be seen                                                                  Akansha Ranjan in prominent parts.
            singing, cutting a cake and chanting
                                                                                                                      According  to  the  film’s  official
            “Happy Border.” In the clip, the actor                                                                description, Ikka revolves around “a
            danced  freely,  visibly  moved  by  the                                                              celebrated, incorruptible lawyer who
            love the film has received. The video                                                                 is arm-twisted into defending a mur-
            captured a lighter, exuberant side of
            the star, far removed from the steely                                                                 der accused — a man whose career he
                                                                                                                  had notoriously ended.” Forced into a
            on-screen  persona  that  has  defined                                                                moral corner, the lawyer must use ev-
            much of his career.
                                                                                                                  ery trick in the book, ethical or other-
                                                                                                                  wise, to win the case, as failure would
            Director Anurag Singh also                                                                            cost  him  everything  he  holds  dear.
                                                                                                                      The first look of the film offers
            paid  a  warm  tribute  to  Deol,                                                                     a  glimpse  of  an  intense  face-off  be-
            offering a glimpse into the ac-                                                                       tween Sunny Deol’s lawyer and Ak-
            tor’s off-screen personality. In                                                                      shaye Khanna’s character. The teaser
                                                                                                                  shows heated courtroom exchanges
            a heartfelt post, Singh wrote,    Even as Border 2 continues its triumphant run, Sunny Deol is already looking ahead to his next   and  even  a  physical  confrontation

            “The unseen side of the man                              major project (ANI file photo)               during  a  police  station  scene,  hint-
                                                                                                                  ing at the emotional and ideological
            with a dhai kilo ka haath and                                                                         clashes that drive the narrative.
                                                                                                                      In  a  joint  statement,  the  Ikka
            a 5 kilo ka heart. The roar is    had  also  shared  a  special  message   ny Deol’s return to uniform, a role   team described the film as a “relent-
                                              for  his  fans,  thanking  them  for  em-
                                                                                that  has  become  synonymous  with
            legendary. But so is the laugh-   bracing Border 2. “Aawaaz kahan tak   his  screen  image  since  the  original   less  thriller  packed  with  emotional
            ter that lights up the set. From   gayi…  aapke  dilo  tak.  Aapko  meri   Border (1997).             depth,”  centred  on  a  father’s  des-
                                                                                    The  film’s  box-office  perfor-
                                              Border bahut pasand aayi, thank you
                                                                                                                  perate attempt to protect his family,
            the power you bring on screen     very much. Love you all,” he said in   mance  has  been  nothing  short  of   even if it means striking a deal with
            to the warmth you bring on set    the video. What stood out for many   spectacular.  Within  six  days  of  its   the devil. They also expressed grati-
                                                                                                                  tude to Netflix for backing the proj-
                                              viewers was the way Sunny signed off,  release, Border 2 crossed the Rs 200
            – it’s been a joy every single    echoing  the  trademark  style  of  his   crore  mark,  and  its  total  India  col-  ect and bringing together a cast they
            day, sir.”                        father, veteran actor Dharmendra —  lection currently stands at Rs 257.50   described as “stellar.”
                                              a moment that struck an emotional   crore. The film also stars Varun Dha-  With  Border  2  reaffirming  his
                                              chord with longtime fans.         wan, Ahan Shetty and Diljit Dosanjh   box-office  pull  and  Ikka  promising
                Sunny  reshared  the  message     Released theatrically on January   in key roles, adding to its wide appeal   a darker, more complex turn, Sunny
            on  his  Instagram  handle  and  re-  23, Border 2 is inspired by the true   across generations.      Deol appears firmly positioned at a
            sponded  with  characteristic  hu-  events  of  the  1971  India-Pakistan   Even  as  Border  2  continues  its   rare intersection of nostalgia and re-
            mour,  writing,  “Thank  you  for  ex- War  and  highlights  the  coordinated   triumphant  run,  Sunny  Deol  is  al-  invention  —  celebrating  a  glorious
            posing  me.  I  love  you,  Anurag.”  efforts  of  the  Indian  Army,  Navy   ready looking ahead to his next ma-  past while stepping confidently into
                Earlier  in  the  week,  the  actor   and Air Force. The film marks Sun-  jor  project.  On  February  3,  Netflix   challenging new terrain.

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